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Obama policy reversal causes outcry from female Latin American leaders
Several Latin American leaders have criticized President Barack Obama’s Jan. 23 reversal of the Mexico City Policy, arguing its funding... Read more
Priest analyzes spiritual themes of Presidential Inaugural
Fr. Robert Imbelli SJ, a professor at Boston College, has written a reflection on the spiritual themes invoked in the Inaugural... Read more
Pope presented with altar for Jerusalem
At the conclusion of the Wednesday General Audience this week, Pope Benedict XVI offered praise for the plan by a... Read more
Bishops ask that stimulus package address recession’s ‘human impact’
Writing on behalf of the U.S. bishops, Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York urged Congress to make... Read more
Spanish couples give up vacations to help those hurting from economic crisis
The Caritas office of the Diocese of Valencia has received numerous calls this week from married couples in the region... Read more
Spanish political party protests Obama abortion funding policy
The Alternativa Espanola political party has sent a “letter of protest” to the U.S. ambassador to Spain over the decision... Read more
Personal prelature recommended for Anglican-Catholic union
In a move that could help bring hundreds of thousands of Anglicans into the Catholic Church, the Vatican’s Congregation for... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal reacts to ‘enemy of the state’ charge
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Sabino, said Tuesday in an interview on Union Radio that people who have... Read more
Family is reason Knights of Columbus exist, says advisor to Supreme Knight
Luis Guevara, assistant to the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, D. Carl Anderson, spoke with CNA earlier this... Read more
Holy Father: Russia needs a united Christian witness
With the challenges that our society is currently facing, it is necessary that Christians be united, said the Pope as... Read more
Benedict XVI discusses role of mental incapacity in annulments
Pope Benedict gathered the Roman Rota at the Vatican this morning to mark the end of the judicial year and... Read more
Virginia bill targeting pro-life pharmacies shelved
DMC Pharmacy, a new pro-life pharmacy in Chantilly, Virginia claims to have been the target of a bill recently introduced... Read more
Senator criticizes Obama nominee’s claim that Mexico City Policy is ‘unconstitutional’
An Obama nominee for Deputy Secretary of State who argued the Mexico City Policy would be a free speech violation... Read more
Amicus brief argues Prop. 8 prevents ‘systemic’ church-state conflict
A coalition of Jewish, Catholic and Protestant organizations has filed an amicus brief asking that Proposition 8 be upheld. The... Read more
Cardinal Vanhoye: Bible should be read in a spirit of prayer
In an interview published this week by the Spanish Catholic magazine Ecclesia, Cardinal Alberto Vanhoye, S.J., the former Rector of... Read more
Southern Africa bishops call on Mugabe to relinquish power
The Catholic bishops of southern Africa have accused Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe of perpetrating genocide, saying: “We, the Catholic bishops... Read more
Chavez supporter 'invades' bishops' office, makes demands
The organization “National Front of Women for a Yes Vote,” led by Venezuela’s Minister for Women’s Affairs, Maria Leon, repeatedly... Read more
Election of Kirill as new patriarch brings Pope happiness
Following the general audience address today in the Paul VI Hall, Pope Benedict shared his happiness at hearing that Metropolitan... Read more
Congressmen introduce legislation to reinstate Mexico City Policy
Four U.S. Congressmen introduced legislation on Wednesday in an attempt to reinstate the Mexico City Policy, which was overturned by... Read more
Dominican cardinal slams President Obama’s new abortion policy
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) called the decision by President Barack Obama to lift... Read more
